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Centre of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Excellence
Hobart, Tasmania is one of five international gateways to the Antarctic and Southern
Ocean and serves as the hub for Australia's Antarctic program, with the Australian
Antarctic Division located in Kingston since 1985.
Over 65 per cent of Australia's Antarctic scientists are based in Hobart, with 14
Antarctic sector organisations calling Hobart home. These include but are not limited to:
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- Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
- Tasmanian Polar Network (TPN)
- Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
- Bureau of Meteorology - Antarctic Branch (BoM)
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- Antarctic Tasmania (AT)
- CSIRO Marine Research
- Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
- P&O Polar
- Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem Cooperative Research Centre (ACE-CRC)
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Antarctic community
A robust business community comprised of Tasmanian companies, national and state
agencies, and Antarctic research organisations focusses on servicing
the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean region.
The sector generates approximately $182 million in turnover per annum, and almost half of this revenue, approximately $49 million, is captured by internationally competitive, innovative Tasmanian businesses.
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The entire sector employs about 800 people in a wide range of organisations,
including private enterprise, government, science and conservation research,
logistics support and world-class education providers.
Tasmania has considerable Antarctic and sub-Antarctic related research and
logistics infrastructure in place and as a result, Hobart has an enviable reputation
for world-class Antarctic related science research and education studies.
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Hobart's international Antarctic connections
Reflecting Hobart's outstanding international polar reputation and the quality
of our Antarctic infrastructure, Hobart hosts a number of key
international Antarctic programs and secretariats, including two important
international Antarctic secretariats - CCAMLR and COMNAP.
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
is an international convention open to any national government with an interest
in Antarctic conservation and sustainable development. With more than 24 member
governments, seven acceding governments and numerous observers, CCAMLR is one of
the world's pre-eminent conservation organisations and has called Hobart home since 1982.
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The French Polar Institute (IPEV) also runs its Antarctic operations from Hobart,
and the French polar vessel, L'Astrolabe, can often be seen tied-up at the Princes
Wharf in Salamanca.
The Tasmanian Polar Network recognises the importance of hosting these international
guests to Tasmania's international Antarctic reputation and openly supports
their operations here in Hobart, Tasmania.
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